The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco), a subsidiary of Vietnam Railway (VNR), launched a North-South express freight train route to connect Hanoi’s Yen Vien station and Song Than station in southern Binh Duong province on July 31.
The Vietnamese railway sector is taking measures to increase the volume of freight transport as it did not meet the set target in the first half of 2019, according to insiders.
The Vietnam Railway Corporation’s Railway Transport and Trade JSC (Ratraco) on November 30 launched the first container train to China from Yen Vien station in Hanoi.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working group has called for the railway sector to raise its competitiveness in comparison with other modes of transport.
The state-owned Vietnam Railway Corporation and the Indo Trans Logistics Corporation held a ceremony on November 6 to commence the construction of a railway logistics centre in Yen Vien station.
A logistics centre and container depot at Hanoi's Yen Vien station,
planned to be built in the second quarter, is set to become the first
private investment in the railways in Vietnam.
Numerous big investors have shown their interest in joining national
railway projects, Vu Ta Tung, General Director of Vietnam Railways (VNR)
was quoted as saying by Giao Thong (Transport) newspaper.
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